# Rong Village, Namchi, South District (Sikkim) – Population

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Village · Namchi, South District 

# Rong

Rong is a village in Namchi sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **589 people in 139 households**, the 63rd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 589people (2011)
- 139households
- 91.2%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rong

Of every 100 households in Rong in 2011, 91 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Rong · ■ Namchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**15%

Tap water ****98%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**70%

Use banking services ****23%**

**60%

Television ****44%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**5%

None of these assets ****29%**

**23%

Own their home ****90%**

**79%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Rong?

■ Rong · ■ Namchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.2%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1577**

**975

Working population ****58.2%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 89.1% for women. 66% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 158 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (15%) · **■** Marginal 101 (29%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Namchi

- Kanamtek612 people
- Damthang608 people
- Saleumbong606 people
- Pabong603 people
- Jaubari579 people
- Barnyak576 people
- Rameng571 people
- Gangchung546 people

[All 98 villages in Namchi](https://wherepedia.org/india/sikkim/south-district/namchi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rong?589 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rong in?South District district (Namchi sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Rong?91.2% (Census 2011)